The change was prompted largely by news from the grant administrator that the program appears to be vastly undersubscribed.
Housing
Juneau Assembly lines up final CARES Act programs ahead of deadline
Three big programs are competing for what remains of the city’s CARES Act money: direct payments, business grants and housing and utility assistance.
Hundreds apply for Juneau housing assistance grants
“People lined up at City Hall before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, waiting for the city to print out paper applications when they were available at 8,” said Catholic Community Service Executive Director Erin Walker-Tolles.
Application period opens in Juneau for up to $2,000 in COVID-relief housing grants
Sabrina Bracher was laid off in April. She cashed out her retirement savings after pandemic-related unemployment payments ended and says she’s going to jump on the new housing assistance program.
Sleeping options more limited as COVID-19 outbreak among Juneau’s unsheltered population grows
With temperatures dipping below freezing this weekend, local shelters must weigh the risks of staying open or closing to slow the spread of the virus.
Library closes and isolation center opens as COVID-19 cases grow among Juneau’s homeless population
A cluster of positive COVID-19 cases among Juneau’s homeless population has risen to at least 30 people. The city will discuss this and other COVID-19 developments during its weekly update at 4 p.m.
Juneau’s seasonal campground for people without homes to close next week
It will close on Oct. 15, and the city wants everyone to have their belongings and food out by noon.
Glory Hall reopens after closing for potential COVID-19 exposure
In response to possible COVID-19 exposure, the City and Borough of Juneau tested 102 people at the Glory Hall, AWARE shelter and the Housing First facility on Friday.
Glory Hall homeless shelter closes after recent visitors test positive for COVID-19
Two people tested positive for the virus, seven others are in quarantine.
Residents begin moving into their new homes at Juneau’s expanded Housing First facility
Once everyone’s moved in, the building will house more than 60 chronically-homeless residents.